INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTERS

VOTING RIGHTS

Any voter who can’t mark a ballot because the voter has a physical disability or can’t read, may ask any person he or she chooses to help the voter vote.

Any voter may ask for instruction in the proper procedure for voting.

Any voter at the polling place prior to 7:00 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.

If your voting rights have been violated, you may call the person in charge of the election at 605-439-3314, the Secretary of State at 888-703-5328, or your state’s attorney.

Any person who is convicted of a felony on or after July 1, 2012, loses the right to vote. However, any such person may register to vote following the completion of the person’s felony sentence.

Any person who is convicted of a felony on or before June 30, 2012, and who receives a sentence of imprisonment to the adult penitentiary system, including a suspended execution of sentence, loses the right to vote. Any such person so sentenced may register to vote following completion of the person’s sentence. Further information is available at www.sdsos.gov.

ELECTION CRIMES

Anyone who makes a false statement when voting, tries to vote knowing he or she is not a qualified voter, or tries to vote more than once has committed an election crime.

2022 General SAMPLE Ballot

NOTICE OF TESTING AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT

Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment will be tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes for all offices and measures that are to be cast at the General Election held on the 8^th day of November, 2022.

The test will be conducted on the 2^nd day of November, 2022, at 10 o’clock a.m. at the following location:

McPherson County Courthouse, Auditor’s Office, 706 Main Street, Leola, SD 57456

Dated this 21^st day of October, 2022.

Lindley Howard, County Auditor

McPherson County

BOARD OF MCPHERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ORDINANCE #22-01

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A JOINT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL 911 CENTER AND ESTABLISHING NINE COUNTY POSITIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS”

The Board of McPherson County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on November 9^th, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the Commission Chambers located at the McPherson County Courthouse, Leola, SD.  All interested persons are encouraged to attend in person and comment on Ordinance #22-01, McPherson County Ordinance Authorizing a Joint Cooperative Agreement for North Central Regional 911 Center and Establishing Nine County Positions for Committee Members. After the public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners may have first reading of Ordinance #22-01 by title and set a 2^nd reading date.

The proposed Ordinance #22-01 will be made available for public inspection at the McPherson County Auditor’s Office located at the McPherson County Courthouse, Leola SD and on-line at https://mcpherson.sdcounties.org/ pursuant to SDCL Section 7-8-20(18) and amendments thereto.

Written comments may be filed by emailing the Auditor at [email protected] or by mailing them to the Auditor at PO Box 390, Leola, SD, 57456 on or before noon, November 8^th, 2022.

22-01 Authorizing JCA for Regional 911